John Coltrane's a Love Supreme Re-Envisioned at Meltdown Festival at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Rowland Sutherland’s composition ‘Enlightenment (In the Spirit of A Love Supreme by John Coltrane)’ will be performed twice, on the final day of James Lavelle’s Meltdown 2014.

JOHN COLTRANE'S A LOVE SUPREME
Re-envisioned

Conceived and presented by Paul Bradshaw of Chaser Productions

Rowland Sutherland - Composer and Flautist

Orphy Robinson - Musical Director and Vibraphonist

To be performed by a stellar 16 piece ensemble of some of the UK's finest musicians in jazz, improvised and non-Western music.

John Coltrane's masterpiece is re-envisioned in a complete live performance....

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Rowland Sutherland’s composition ‘Enlightenment (In the Spirit of A Love Supreme by John Coltrane)’ will be performed twice, on the final day of James Lavelle’s Meltdown 2014.

JOHN COLTRANE'S A LOVE SUPREME
Re-envisioned

Conceived and presented by Paul Bradshaw of Chaser Productions

Rowland Sutherland - Composer and Flautist

Orphy Robinson - Musical Director and Vibraphonist

To be performed by a stellar 16 piece ensemble of some of the UK's finest musicians in jazz, improvised and non-Western music.

John Coltrane's masterpiece is re-envisioned in a complete live performance.

Matinee performance at 3pm.
Evening performance at 7.30pm.

Rowland Sutherland's score ‘Enlightenment (In the Spirit of A Love Supreme by John Coltrane)’ was commissioned by Chaser Productions and funded by PRS for Music Foundation in 2012.

Quotes following the premiere performance of 'Enlightenment' at The Chapel, Kings College London, 21 June 2012 - on the Summer Solstice:

“Conceived and presented by Paul Bradshaw’s Chaser Productions with arrangements by Rowland Sutherland and directed by Orphy Robinson, Sacred Music Sacred Spaces found perfect accord in the beautifully ornate Chapel at King’s College London…”

“Flautist Rowland Sutherland’s inspired vision…”

“… instrumentation, textural colours and traditions from across the wide cultural spectrum that reflects the UK’s inner cities today.”

“… the audience rapidly found themselves in the presence of a very special, deeply spiritual performance.”

“Sutherland’s newly composed parts merged seamlessly with Coltrane’s four part work…”

“Coltrane created A Love Supreme as his gift to God, and at these two utterly spellbinding, sold out performances the gift well and truly kept on giving.”

Jon Newey - Jazzwise 

“Curated by Paul Bradshaw, former publisher and editor of Straight No Chaser magazine, and scored by flautist Rowland Sutherland, the performance was to include a multi-cultural ensemble of some of London's finest jazz players directed by marimba and vibraphone virtuoso Orphy Robinson.”

“…But perhaps the biggest inspiration was the live recording of A Love Supreme at the Antibes Jazz Festival in 1965. This was certainly one path that Rowland Sutherland was exploring when he first imagined how the group should approach this daunting task.”

“… newly composed parts from Sutherland combine with the original themes to stunning effect.” 

Andy Thomas - http://thequietus.com/articles/09173-john-coltrane-a-love-supreme-review

“Sacred Music: Sacred Spaces – A Love Supreme’ was an awesome and transcendental experience that stayed true to the term ‘spiritual jazz’.”

“…a musical force in its own right – showcasing the powerful musicianship of everyone on show.” 

“to describe the evening as ‘deep’ merely scratches the surface.”

“It was by every means a stark reminder of John Coltrane’s interminable musical legacy and a celebration of London’s richly diverse jazz scene.” 

Ayian C - www.thecouchsessions.com

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